“‘Kill Or Be Killed’ is Muse at their heaviest! We wanted to update our hard rock sound on this album and with KOBK we found a modern metal sound featuring double bass drum action and even a death growl. Lyrically the song takes influence from my favourite Paul McCartney song “Live and Let Die”, a dark take on how life’s adversity can sometimes bring out the worst human instincts to survival at any costs.” - Matt

“KILL OR BE KILLED” Cornered, I’m exhausted with fear Our love and compassion dissolved And demons, have materialised in me Can’t fight them, they’re taking control And we’ve tried, oh we’ve tried so hard to be good But the world rewards us when we’re bad Fate, is driving me insane It’s forcing me to face I must kill or be killed Kill or be killed They’ve driven a stake right through my heart I’m growing so cold and detached And I’ve tried, oh I’ve tried so hard to spread love But she prefers it when I assert control Fate has brought us here to face Our hopes and dreams erased Either kill or be killed Yah, Yah Yah Yah, Yah Yahweh Yah Yahweh Yah Yah Yah Yah Yah Yah Ah Eh Yah Yah Yah Yah Yah Kill or be killed War Kill or be killed Yaaahhh Yah Yah Yah Yah Yah Yah Either kill or be killed Fate, is driving me insane It’s forcing me to face I must kill or be killed Kill or be killed Kill or be killed Kill or be killed Kill or be killed Kill or be killed

Matt Bellamy is definitely one of the most brilliant musicians of the 21st century so far

Dominic Howard is a killer drummer yet so underrated. I won't be surprised if their next album is a full metal album. But whatever you want, Muse. Even if it's a jazz album, I'll be happy... won't take it for granted. As long as you're still here together and healthy....

muse or be mused

They managed to blend all of their signature sounds in one song. This is probably the most Muse song Muse has ever done.

Bliss + Stockholm's Syndrome + metal = this song. Please make a classical metal album, Muse.

how's possible to combine so much different genres in just one group. Absolutely impressive

You can hear Origin of Symmetry and Absolution on its solos, Black holes & revelations and Simulation theory on its chorus, and of course it’s own mark registered by WOTP, dear Muse you saved me in depression times..

They’re back.

As a Muse and Extreme Metal fan I really appreciate this master piece.

1:48 that drum fill is so overlooked

They’re sound exactly like they said they would. Putting elements of their earlier songs in this one, with a twist. They’re just amazing 🤩

As an old muse fan from the absolution era this feels like they’re back and I almost teared up from how good this is.

What I love about Muse is how diverse their discography is. I do prefer the heavier side but I always end up enjoying pretty much everything they release with a few exceptions. Big fan for 14 years now and I feel like I’ll always like Muse. This is the best Muse song in like a decade or so.

I've been listening to MUSE for almost 12 years now - and I still can't believe someone could have such voice 😭

Now this is the Muse sound that we all missed over the years. Great guitar intros, incredible melodies, and a build up that excites.

This song has to be the most amazing new Muse song so far. Hands down.

i love muse because they have music for everyone. from alternative, to rock, to pop, to electronic, to literal heavy metal!

This song coupled with Matt drawing his veins on his arms again makes it feel like Muse from 15 years ago.

2:58 goosebumps. Nothing but goosebumps

I am a simple guy I see New Muse I click it , I listen 5,000 times, I listen some more. Then I share to those who have no clue how freaking awesome these guys are.

That’s my daughter in the crowd at 3:31! 🤟🏻❤️ Loving the new album and can’t wait to see our boys from Teignmouth perform at Plymouth in May 🤟🏻🤟🏻

I am usually a voice/guitar guy and that's how I noticed Muse, but this drummer absolutely kills it!!! I'm sure he is going to be on the "Wall Of Fame" as one of the greatest 🤟 I think I finally found my most favorite band since 24 of November 1999... Thank you!

I listened to this piece live and it really rocks. We want metal muse like this 🤘🔥

The song amazes me but what amazes me even more is how close the live version sounds to the studio mix. These guys are amazing live. That cannot be understated!

Matt literally never ages

Amazing track. Whats amazing is that most groups go from their style to something more commercial nowadays.. Muse did the opposite. Back to their origins with heavy riffs and added growls and beast solo on guitar.. hot damn.. super proud to be a Muse fan on 2022. You are killing it guys.

Muse has been my favorite band for like 20 years and somehow they still fucking amaze me.

The heart of this song is the drums, that rhythm and sound of Dom is surprising, this album has something different in its favor that differentiates it from the rest, and of which I am sure it will end up being one of the 4 best albums. I feel that each song is a fusion of an album, for example KOBK is easily absolution/OOS the voice and Synth are a BHAR.

I was totally NOT expecting this album or this song! I thought my Muse days were over but here I am age 45 sat in my Muse T-shirt watching your videos, getting goosebumps 😂 Thank you for coming back to me when I need it most ❤‍🩹 This song fucking rocks!!

Muse is the only band where I can look at any of their songs and say, "not bad" I don't think any of their songs are inherintly bad, I get tired of some, but they have so many songs I like that I can just switch to some other song to keep it fresh.

HERE WE GO MUSERS LET'S GOOOOO

That tapping in the solo, it's amazing, this song is muse in their perfect expression

Do these guys even get old?? Such a brilliant album, the nostalgia really hits

This could be their best song in years. Has elements from their earlier albums but still sounds fresh. This album is gonna be 🔥

Imagine being this lucky to be on your favorite band's music video

Muse doesn't seem to have a peak, they just find a new maximum, and this is the latest one. 🔥

They wanted to homage their history and made a whole mashup album with unique personality and songs. How genius and perfect is that?

I will NEVER stop loving this band. As soon as you hear their stuff, you know it's them! I've seen them 3 times. Can't wait for the 4th time!

LYRICS: Kill or be killed Cornered, I'm exhausted with fear Our love and compassion dissolve Demons have materialised in me Can't fight them, they're taking control Tried, oh, I've tried, so hard to be good But the world rewards us when we’re bad Fate Is driving me insane Is forcing me to face I must kill or be killed Driven a stake right through my heart I'm growing so cold and detached Tried, oh, I've tried, so hard to spread love But she prefers it when I assert control Fate Has brought us here to face Our hopes and dreams erased Either kill or be killed Either kill or be killed Fate Is driving me insane Is forcing me to face I must kill or be killed Kill or be killed Kill or be killed

I was so worried that I wouldn't hear a new Muse metal track again, so I'm beyond happy with this song! lml

3:20 just perfect !

Best song of the new album so far. The good old Muse

Nothing like waking up on my birthday to a new Muse song, as a muse and metal fan, this song is just perfect.

This song reminds me of Assasin combined with Stocholm Syndrome & Psycho. The heavy Muse still exists!

Dear Muse, in my deepest heart, I always pray that you will held an Asia World Tour, especially in Jakarta, Indonesia. I hope that you will come here 😭 We miss you so much, Muse! ❤

This is the only good thing in my life right now. Thank you Muse

​Muse you are the best, you know how to combine many styles of music. Muse is my favourite band ever, and the lyrics are amazing.

Great "00's Muse" throwback. Further proof of Matt's impressive vocal range and the excellent musicality of the band as a whole.

It's such a great feeling when your favourite band as a teenager puts out new stuff decades later and "they still got it"

It’s been 15 years since I realized Muse was cut from a different cloth. They’ve continued impressing me in everything they’ve done ever since - this feels like the gorgeous sequel to Stockholm Syndrome I never knew I needed. Thanks Muse for all the amazing hours spent enjoying your art 🏆

I really cannot wait for their new album to come out in August. Matt Bellamy's guitar solo from 3:20 to 3:33 is just absolutely insane. What a record! Possibly my favourite since Knights of Cydonia came out.

I was a huge Muse fan in 00's as a teen, then somehow I forgot about their music for years I really have no idea why! And then this year randomly I thought about my favourite Muse's songs and get lost in their music once again. It feels like coming back home to a good ol' friend. Good to be back musers! I love the new album.

I've been off the muse train since the black holes and revelations album tour. I drifted into metal and couldn't turn back. They still sound incredible. I will always obsess over the first 3 albums. Just perfection for me. Everything you could want from one band and so much variety. Genius.

Love this direction they are going. I've always liked Muse but as a lover of metal I'm really liking them now. Can't wait to hear the new album. Side note: Holy crap I didn't expect that bridge heavy riff and the tapping guitar solo. Epic!

I enjoyed WSD and Compliance, but this track is what old school Muse fans have been waiting for. Easily one of their best since BH&R, you can hear their early influences combined with a more modern, "polished" sound.

and they still ask me why I love this band so much. DUDE SHUT UP AND GO LISTEN TO THE MUSE

Muse has done the math well enough to know what it takes to stay relevant, they truly are an incredibly talented band.

I think that we have a new classic Muse track, probably their best song in years! Sounds amazing and combines all that we love from the band.

It’s one of their best song since a long time. This album smells very good. Enjoy everyone !

3:04 holy fucking shit

This song kicks ass!!!! Hard to believe that this is Muse. You can still hear Muse’s sound, but with some hard rock/metal thrown in there.

This is Tier 1 Muse. It feels like over 10 years since I've gotten to listen to a Muse song that has mega shades of their early work. God bless them for resuscitating this part of their sound. I've been starving for it! Such a beautiful yet modern throwback to the days of Bliss, Glorious, those filthy riffs from origins and showbiz and absolution. This brings me such joy! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Ive been on youtube for years and never commented on anything. Muse were my first obsession, they were my first ever gig, when i was 10 at a bar in wolverhampton just before showbiz was released. From then on i was obsessed, muse were the band that got me through family suicides, social isolation and everything else that came with growing up. I was an obsessive, when they hit it big it felt like a part of me was there with them, i couldnt have been prouder of matt, dom and chris (i even tried to fake back stage passes to their earls cort show when i was 14, but lost my nerve to use them!). In time i fell away from them. But this track has just ignited something. Its hit a nerve and im officially back on the wagon. I feel 17 again. Thank you.

This band inspires me to not be stuck in one genre as a musician. Thank you dudes.

This song is like how wine is supposed to taste. Notes of our favorites songs coming up then all blending into perfection at the end. Thank you!

Finally their hard rock sound is back! 🤟🏾

Sounds like classic Showbiz era Muse and I love it. The opening riff even sounds like the riff from Cave

Origin of Symmetry, Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations all rolled into one - strongest song on the album for me, absolutely. The others are just a bit too poppy for my taste, but the direction for this album means that there's something for everyone. Wonderful

This band has my entire heart. From Black Holes and Revelations to The 2nd Law and every album they have, I love every single song they have

ROCK IS ALIVE. THIS SONG IS SUPER INCREDIBLE. MUSE IS BACK. ❤️🔥👍💯⚡

This is what we have been missing about Muse ! This is definitely back to the awesome Muse sound.

I really REALLY appreciate that they are still making new music.

Muse, congrats, you've done something music hasn't done for me in a while: you've made me cry a few times with these new songs. Kept it up champ, we're proud of ya.

My grandma and I were very close growing up, she and my poppa were like a second parents to me growing up, and she got all of my family into muse years ago and we’ve been hooked since. We would try to go to as many of muse’s concerts as we could, simulation theory was the last one we all made it too last year, before she passed very suddenly, and idk why, but I haven’t been able to cry since or really deal with it properly. This is the first muse song I’ve been able to listen since, and I can’t stop crying since, and I just wanna say thank you so much, for being able to give me this catharsis, I miss her so much ❤️, I know the odds of this really being seen by anyone are slim but, I Just feel like I need to leave this here regardless

This is my current number 1 Muse song. The best they've ever made.

This song is one of the best produced by Muse over the years. The “Will of the People” album appears to be a masterpiece 🔥❤️‍🔥

Something that this 50+ guy and his teenage daughter both love listening too. Thanks for bringing us closer Muse!

Feels like Muse has reached back to their roots while sprinkling a little Mastodon on top!! Absolutely fantastic!!

As a classical music lover and fan of muse, I found a cool thing about this song. The second theme in the first movement of Tchaikovsky's symphony number 5 and the chorus of KOBK are sounds similar, more specifically that cool chord progression are very similar. And it adds some classic muse song nostelgia like muse's old albums(space dimentia-rachmaninoff reference).

Sounds like oldschool Muse, but heavier ...love it

These lyrics so accurately explain modern spirituality. It applies to so many situations - muse is GENIOUS.

I want more songs like THESE! It fits in the sound of Origin of Symmetry (best album) and Absolution with a bit of Black Holes and Drones as well. This song is in my Top10--all-time-Muse-songs.

Imagine Muse is a person, an unemployed one, seeking for a job, and this song is their resume. Stockholm Syndrome-ish intro, the Broadway style verse is taking my soul to an another universe, really a catharsis like The Globalist or USOE in the beginning, hit something in my soul. And the chorus is straight out of BHAR. Wow.

I've listened to it a thousand times and I still think that we need more yah yah yah yah yah yahh

muse doing a metal breakdown im losing my mind

Had the privilege to listen to this, LIVE, before it came out, at Firenze Rocks this June. Lost my mind the whole 5 minutes, such an awesome track

I hope that keyboard synth part at the very end turns out to be the prelude to the next song of the album. Love that sound

The YO YO YO YO YO YOOOOOOOO at 3:40" is the most Muse thing ever.

That guitar solo goes insanely hard.

That solo is absolute gold. Second best in a song imo, only to Citizen Erased.

I discovered Muse when i was 10 with New Born. Instantanly fall in love with the band but growing up my tastes in music evolved and i feel they took a different path that i would love them to take…now after almost 20 years i’m starting to feel this connexion one more time especialy with this BANGER!!! ♥️

This is what I want from muse

Glad to see Muse is still making bangers!

This has to be one of the best in years! Love the work with the whammy pedal. Sounds like a lot of their classics combined. 🤘

Am I crazy to say that this is hands down the best guitar solo Bellamy has ever written/played?

This ain't just a song - Matt knows what's happening...

2:57 i was totally not expecting that slam !!!

I'm big prog metal fan. the song is modern prog metal absolutely🔥🇯🇵